Athletic protective pad



Feb'. 12 1924."

H. GOLDSMITH ATHLETICl PROTECTIVE PAD Filed March 25. 1922 Patented' Feb. 12, 1924.

y UNITI-:D 'STATES PATENT 1,483,299 oFFlcE.

HUGO GOLDSMITH, OF CINCINNATI, OHIO,

ASSIGNOR, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO

THE P. GOLDSMITH SONS COMPANY, '01" CINCINNATI, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

ATHLETIC PROTECTIVE Application led March 25, 1922. Serial No. 546,821.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGO GonnsMrrH, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in an Athletic Protective Pad, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a combined thigh and knee guard such as is used by football players, socker, hockey and other sports requiring protectors.

An object of my invention is to provide a simple structure which will afford the maximum of protection to the wearer.

Another object of my invention is to provide a device of the class described, which will require a minimum of labor and effort to produce.

These and other objects are obtained by means described herein and disclosed in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1, is a fragmental front elevation of a pair of football pants having mounted upon them a protector embodying my invention.

Fig. 2, is an enlarged development of a protector embodying my invention.

Fig. 3, is an evnlarged sectional view on line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4, is a' view taken on line 4-4 of Fig. 3, showing the parts in the positions assumed when ap lied to a wearer.

Fig. 5, isa sec onal view taken upon line 5-5 of Fig. 1.

The protector of my invention comprises a single flexible sheet 5, of preferably a very soft leather, the inner side of which is covered with and has mounted upon it, a suitable padding material 6, such as wool, wool fiber, felt or the like. The upper portion of the sheet 5, is developed into a thigh guard, and carries upon its outer side, a number of pockets which may be provided in any suitable manner, such as by securing a sheet of fabric 7, upon the sheet 5, and roviding rows of stitching extending in su stantia-l parallelism lengthwise of the sheet 5. Within the pockets formed in this manner, are disposed reenforcing strips 8, which may be curved fiber strips. Disposed upon the outer side of the sheet 5, at the lower end thereof, is a large resilient pad 9, preferably of sponge rubber, which may be secured upon sheet 5, in any suitable manner, such as by being sewed thereto as shown at 10. The pad 9, is disposed in such position that it will take a position immediately above and in front of theA knee of the wearer, o f the device. Suitable eyelets 11, are provided in the protector and in the pair. of pants 12, whereby the protector may be removably mounted upon the pants. When mounted upon a wearer, the pad 6, is disposed between the wearer and the sheet 5.

At the upper edges of the pants, adjacent to the thigh portions thereof, pockets 13 are formed, in each of which is located a rubber sponge pad 14. The rubber pad and its pocket are located between the material of the pants and the felt pad 16.

What I claim isz- 1.' 'In a device of the class described the combination of a flexible sheet, padding mounted over one side thereof, vertical curved reinforcing strips mounted upon the opposite side thereof and extending over substantially one half of said last mentioned side, and a resilient shock absorbing pad mounted on the second half of the second mentioned side of the sheet.

2. In a device of the class described the combination of a sheet of soft leather, padding mounted over one side of the leather, pockets formed on the upper half of the other side of the leather, curved reinforcing vertical fiber strips disposed within the pockets having their concave sides toward the leather sheet, and a fiat sponge rubber pad mounted on the lower half of the second mentioned side of the leather sheet.

3. In a device of the class described the combination of a sheet of soft leather, paddin mounted over one side of the leather, poc ets formed on the upper half ofthe other side of the leather, curved reinforcing vert-ical fiber strips disposed within the pockets having their concave sides toward the leather sheet, a fiat sponge rubber pad mounted on the lower half of the second mentioned side of the leather sheet, and eyelets mounted on the lea-ther sheet thru which a lacing medium may be inserted to removably mount the leather sheet upon a garment.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 22nd day of March,

H Uoo GoLDsMrTH.

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